Location: Chelmsford
Job Type: Full-time – Permanent
Reference: SEMH Support Worker
Pay: £89.38- £105 Per day
Start Date: – September 2025
As a SEMH Teaching Assistant, you will support students in KS3-5 with social, emotional, and mental health needs under the guidance of the class teacher, SENCO, or SEN Manager. Your role is to create a nurturing, inclusive environment where students can thrive academically and emotionally. You will assist with emotional regulation, social skills, and mental wellbeing, while supporting learning in key subjects such as language, reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics. You will also play a key role in delivering personalised support plans and monitoring progress to ensure students feel confident and supported in their learning.
Responsibilities:
- Provide one-to-one or small group support to students with SEMH needs, focusing on emotional resilience, social skills, and self-esteem.
- Assist in implementing personalised behaviour and emotional regulation plans to manage challenges effectively.
- Foster a safe, inclusive environment where students feel respected and supported.
- Support academic learning, helping students with concentration and positive peer relationships.
- Collaborate with teachers, therapists, and SEN staff to deliver tailored support and monitor progress.
- Maintain accurate records of student development and provide regular feedback to the team.
- Promote student independence and confidence through targeted interventions.
Requirements:
- Previous experience or strong interest in supporting students with SEMH needs, particularly those with emotional regulation or mental health challenges, is preferred.
- Compassionate, patient, and empathetic approach with a genuine commitment to helping vulnerable learners thrive.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with students, staff, and families.
- Ability to maintain a calm, positive, and supportive environment that promotes emotional well-being.
- Flexibility, resilience, and teamwork skills to adapt in a dynamic school setting.
- Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check and have the right to work in the UK.
Why choose Protocol Education?
- Weekly PAYE pay with no hidden deductions
- Free access to our CPD Academy and specialist SEMH training
- Dedicated support from your friendly, local consultant
- Long-term, consistent roles in primary schools that value support staff
- Thrive training opportunities to strengthen your CV
Apply today to empower our students to succeed academically and emotionally!
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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